15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 4

We have not destroyed any town except that it had an appointed time.

And Our Law of Requital annihilated no community or township before the period of respite was over (13:38).

And We destroyed no city save it had a known writ;

Wehave not destroyed any town except that it had an appointed time.

We have not destroyed any town except that it had an appointed time.

We did not destroy any city without it having a set time.

We never annihilated any community, except in accordance with a specific, predetermined time.

Not one habitation have We destroyed but at the time determined for it.

And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.

And never have We destroyed any community [for its wrongdoing] unless a divine writ had (previously] been made known to it;

And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.

We never destroyed a city, a people or a nation arbitrarily but according to a justified act. There and then their end is being predetermined and unalterably decreed.

Every town which God destroyed, was given a prescribed time for re-thinking and repentance (as a sign of God’s mercy. )

And never did We destroy a township but there was a known decree for it.

Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand.

We have never destroyed a society without a destined term.

We did not destroy any town without having a pre-determined time for it.

Never have We destroyed a community that did not have a set time;

Never a city have We destroyed, but it had a known decree,

We never destroyed a city without it had its noted doom.

We never did destroy a community but there was a fixed term decreed for it.

And in no way did We cause any town to perish except that it had a known (prescribed) Book.

We have not destroyed any city, but a fixed term of repentance was appointed them.

And We never destroyed a population that did not have a term already decided (written) and allocated.

And never did We destroy a township but it had a decree made known.

We did not destroy any town but that it had a known term.